Lima (footballer, born 1982)

{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}

{{Portuguese name|Lima|do Nascimento}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lima

| fullname = João Maria Lima do Nascimento

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|9|4}}

| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

| height = {{height|m=1.82}}

| currentclub = Ceará

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| position = Forward

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| years1 = 1999–2001

| years2 = 2002

| years3 = 2005

| years4 = 2006–2007

| years5 = 2008

| years6 = 2008–2009

| years7 = 2009

| years8 = 2009–2013

| years9 = 2010

| years10 = 2014

| years11 = 2014–

| clubs1 = Alecrim

| clubs2 = Caxias

| clubs3 = Veranópilis

| clubs4 = Brasil de Farroupilha

| clubs5 = Goiás

| clubs6 = Joinville

| clubs7 = Bahia

| clubs8 = Joinville

| clubs9 = → FC Seoul (Loan)

| clubs10 = Paysandu

| clubs11 = Ceará

| caps5 = 3

| goals5 = 0

| caps7 = 10

| goals7 = 2

| caps8 = 127

| goals8 = 68

| caps9 = 0

| goals9 = 0

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João Maria Lima do Nascimento, also known as Lima (born September 4, 1982 in Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer, who currently plays for Ceará.